The Geography of Latin America By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Regions of Latin America The Caribbean Central America South America
Topography
Satellite Image of Latin America
Bodies of Water Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Lake Maracaibo Orinoco R. Magdalena R. Amazon R. Pacific Ocean Sao Francisco R. Parana R. Lake Titicaca Uruguay R. Rio de La Plata Atlantic Ocean
Mountains and Peaks Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Andes Mts. Patagonian Plateau
Andes Mountains (Peru)
The Eastern Flank of the Andes
Llamas in the Andes
The Sierra Madres, Mexico
Guianan Highlands, Venezuela
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Region (Chile)
Valleys Plains and Basins Llanos Amazon Basin Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Pampas
Amazon Rain Forest
Mato Grosso
Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos
Cattle Ranching on the Pampas
Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina
Deserts Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert
Cities Havanna Port-au-Prince Mexico City Caracas Panama City Bogota Lima Brasilia Rio De Janiero Santiago Buenos Aires
Others Panama Canal Falkland Islands Cape Horn
The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas
Cape Horn
The Panama Canal
Going Through the Panama Canal
Sierra Madres Mts. Gulf of Mexico Havanna Port-au-Prince Mexico City Caribbean Sea Lake Maracaibo Caracas Orinoco R. Panama City Panama Canal Llanos Bogota Guiana Highlands Magdalena R. Amazon R. Pacific Ocean Amazon Basin Sao Francisco R. Mato Grosso Andes Mts. Lima Brasilia Brazilian Highlands Gran Chaco Parana R. Lake Titicaca Rio De Janiero Atacama Desert Uruguay R. Santiago Pampas Buenos Aires Rio de La Plata Patagonian Plateau Falkland Islands Atlantic Ocean Cape Horn
Earthquake Zones
Active Volcanoes
Climate
The Tropical Hemisphere
Latin American Climatic Zones
Very Varied Climate Zones
Precipitation
Temperatures
Elevation
Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate
Vegetation
Amazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered Vegetation
Three-Tiered Canopy
Native Indians of the Amazon
Jungle Fauna
Minerals of the Amazon Region Amethyst Bauxite Quartz Diamonds
Deforestation in the Amazon
Original Forest Cover Current Forest Cover Future Forest Cover
Agriculture and Fishing
Banana Plantation
Harvesting Sugar Cane
Growing Coffee
Rubber Industry
Other Resources
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Eco-Tourism
Drug Trafiking Routes
Demographics
Population and Projections
Latin America’s Population Distribution
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities
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